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Well, hello there, listeners, and welcome back.

My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode 384 of sustainable minimalist.

What on earth is this show?

It is a show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living.

On today's show, we are discussing the healing effects of nature and specifically we're talking about this new-ish phenomenon and I say new-ish kind of in air quotes over here

new phenomenon called forest bathing.

The term forest bathing is new-ish,

but the practice, the practice of getting lost in the woods

and tuning into our senses that has been around for centuries.

So on today's show we're discussing you know what on earth forest bathing is why we should consider it I mean heck

we sunbathe why not forest bathe and here to help me break down everything you

need to know about forest bathing is Ben Page. He is an advocate. He's also a

facilitator of forest bathing and he's an author as well. He wrote a book that I came across in a

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